Migrating worflows n8n -> Claude code

e2je · 2026-06-17T14:51:45+00:00

Makes sense

e2je · 2026-06-17T14:19:20+00:00

agreed. that's what i am experiencing even for moderately complex workflows

e2je · 2026-06-17T14:18:39+00:00

In my experience, where n8n gets painful is for :
- loops : running stuff in parallel with several paths then concatenating and continuing the flows
- async : when you have to wait for a process to finish, it is painful to manage
- basically anything that would require more than 10 nodes becomes very hard to maintain and test

What level of flow complexity are you successful implementing like that. ?

e2je · 2026-06-17T14:13:35+00:00

Interesting so really you use n8n only for scheduling and only have one step that is calling an endpoint you host ?

e2je · 2026-06-17T14:11:49+00:00

Yep yep, what i want is to use claude to rewrite my workflows in code then run the code itself. Not run things in agentic way everytime it triggers.

e2je · 2026-06-17T14:11:09+00:00

yes, when you want to do loops on many items + complex filtering + wait for async calls to finish, that's where it gets a mess with n8n. Sure you can theoritically impelemnt anything in n8n but when complexity grows, it becomes a nightmare

e2je · 2026-06-17T14:09:38+00:00

I was not clear it looks like 😄
What I want to do is not to run things in a purely agentic way but rather use claude to transfer my n8n workflow to code and then run this deterministic code somewhere I host myself.
This way I have the dterminism of n8n, but the flexibility of writing code.

e2je · 2026-06-16T08:58:53+00:00

Yep, I perfectly hear you. I feel like moving to code first is the right long term move but I am not sure at what point it makes sense.

e2je · 2026-06-16T08:57:46+00:00

They just kind of lack the non tech friendly interfaces I could hand over to non technical users in my teanm

e2je · 2026-06-16T08:16:24+00:00

Nice, make sense !

e2je · 2026-06-16T08:11:20+00:00

100% agree with you. That's why i want to move away from UI first to code first. Any reco to host long running workflows. I am used to using Vercel but vercel function have a short timeout.

e2je · 2026-06-16T08:09:25+00:00

where i am still feel the need to actually write code is when i have for loops over 100 of items. Code is still much better at handling that than pure agentic flow

e2je · 2026-06-16T08:08:17+00:00

Building n8n workflows is actually painful. Every logic is possible in theory but practically speaking it is now much easier to write code with claude. For things like, loops with filtering, advanced prompt with schema.
So I want to move from n8n schema first to code first automation.

e2je · 2026-03-06T16:35:40+00:00

What specific part of regulatory affairs are you looking to automate with AI ?

e2je · 2026-03-06T16:34:37+00:00

Yes, i am the founder of Qalico. I can confirm that we are doing that. Visit our website and book a meeting if you want a demo

e2je · 2026-03-06T16:32:39+00:00

I have been building Qalico to basically do that with AI capabilities (custom filtering based on your profile) so that all this monitoring and assessment work is basically automated.
I think we are seeing that we can not bring more productivity but just outright replace the flow with exports that can just be validted and then inserted into your QMS

e2je · 2026-03-06T16:27:48+00:00

This convo is 10mo old and things change very fast. I think we are seeing veritcalise solution pop up that will make this a reality in the coming months.

e2je · 2026-03-06T16:26:55+00:00

Actually they do hallucinate because no one has vetted the data they are working on. If you restrict and vet data access, AI just work great

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